MICK McCarthy will decide over the next 24 hours whether to sign free agent Mark Fotheringham.

Fotheringham spent three days training with the club last week and is thought to have impressed, although McCarthy has an abundance of central midfielders.

Former Freiburg manager Volker Finke told the Mail he believes Fotheringham is a winner.

“Fotheringham is an exceptionally skilful football player with a very good vision of the whole game,” the German said.

“He can dominate the game and, above all else, he is such a braveheart fighter.

“The Freiburg fans immediately made him their darling and even wore kilts to games.”

Meanwhile, Stephen Ward says Wolves have prepared well for tomorrow’s test against Liverpool as they look to end a ten-game winless run.

“It’s been the same as always. We train the same way for every game,’’ he said.

“We are up for every game and the next game is always the most important. You can’t think about past games too much because that interrupts your preparation for the next game.

“In the early part of the week you are maybe still dwelling on it and want to get it out of your legs, but once the mid part of the week arrives you are getting yourself right and training hard for the next game.”